Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Compensation of employees

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
32.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
48.5%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
0204060199820102023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 48.5% against 32.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 41 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2010s 33.9% 55.8% 21.9% Saudi Arabia
2020s 30.6% 51.6% 21.0% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 48.5% against 32.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
16.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.